iv Advanced Camera Operation Manual
Chapter 3. Advanced CCD Theory
Introduction.............................................................................................................................29
Theory of Operation...............................................................................................................29
Potential Wells..................................................................................................................29
Charge Transfer................................................................................................................30
Classical CCD Implementations....................................................................................31
CCD Readout...........................................................................................................................32
Subarrays..........................................................................................................................33
Binning..............................................................................................................................33
Time Delay Integration...................................................................................................34
CCD Architectures..................................................................................................................35
Full Frame.........................................................................................................................35
Frame Transfer.................................................................................................................35
Interline Transfer.............................................................................................................36
CCD Camera Implementations.............................................................................................37
Resolution.........................................................................................................................37
Sensitivity..........................................................................................................................37
Spectral Response............................................................................................................38
Fiberoptics.........................................................................................................................39
Sources of Noise......................................................................................................................39
Photon Noise....................................................................................................................39
Preamplifier Noise...........................................................................................................39
Dark Current Noise.........................................................................................................40
Tradeoffs...........................................................................................................................40
Additional Reading.................................................................................................................41
Index........................................................................................................43